IS THIS POSSIBLE IN YOUR CHURCH?

1. 
   “Confess your trespasses one to another and pray one for another, that you may be healed” (Jam. 5:16).
2. Even in a small Gathering, it is difficult to confess our sins and pray for each other, yet in a large group, it is impossible.
3. “Exhort one another daily” (Heb. 3:13) Is this command possible in a once-a-week congregational service?
4. Daily exhortation is only possible in a daily gathering.
5. “Preach the Word; be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and teaching” (2 Tim. 4:2).
6. This is only possible in the intimate environment of a small group.
7.  “Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, and has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification” (1Cor. 14:26).
8. This injunction is consistently disobeyed in every church, because in a large congregation it is not possible to give everyone an opportunity to express themselves, which is essential for growth.
9. When you pray and fast like the Ekklesia at Antioch, does the Holy Spirit tell you who all should go as missionaries? (Acts 13:1-3).
10. Perhaps your church is so occupied with its own programs that she has no time to hear the voice of the Holy Spirit. Can your church really be a mature church without sending missionaries?
11. “When you come together, let the word of Messiah dwell in you in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another, hymns and spiritual songs with grace” (Col. 3:16).
12. If you try to admonish anybody, or, under inspiration of the Spirit, start singing on your own, then you are likely to be bounced out of your church premises promptly.
13.  “Submit one to another in the fear of God” (Eph. 5:21).
14. In a large congregation, how many people can you submit yourself to? Some are not even born again, and you would refuse to submit yourself to many of them. In a true Ekklesia of God, everyone will submit one to another.
15.  The Lord gave a new commandment: love one another so much that those of other faiths will believe in the Lord (John 13:34-35).
16. Such a demonstration of love is not possible in a large congregation, for it can only be practiced in the Household of God.
17.    Scripture says, “And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet” (Rom. 16:10).
18. Is your church trampling Satan’s head? For that, it is necessary to find out where his head is, then prayer walk treading over it, claiming the land and planting a church for permanent occupation.
19.  “He will deliver the kingdom to the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and authority and power” (1 Cor. 15:24).
20. Is your city ready for the imminent return of the Lord? If not, better start cleaning out city gutters and sprucing it up with flags and flowers and a huge crowd from all ethnicities to welcome Him.

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